berberis
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of berberis
C19: from Medieval Latin, of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Forman instead brewed up harmless-sounding potions, including one made of "sage, marjoram, elderbuds, ashbuds, berberis, liquorice, aniseed, aloes and juniper berries."
From Time Magazine Archive
We observed no quadrupeds; but, of the feathered tribe, we found woodpeckers, kingfishers, and woodcocks, and in the sheltered nooks several humming-birds were darting about the flowery underwood of berberis, fuchsia, and arbutus.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
Among them were occasionally seen the berberis ilicifolia and veronica, the latter of very small size.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
There were two or three kinds of berberis, loniceras, white and pink spir�as, and quantities of white roses; besides these were masses of primulas and anemones, and pink, white or mauve geraniums.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
The berry of the berberis vulgaris is a pleasant acid fruit; the bough that bears it is intensely bitter.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri
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